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This "act" is downright frightening. Not only does it undermine the very freedoms that define us as the "nation of the free", but it does so under the guise of trying to protect us. But the problem with this is not that our freedoms are being taken away, but that the voters are GIVING THEM AWAY.

So many of our elected representatives have bought into this idea that we need to be constantly terrified of the terrorist next door. This has led to a culture of fear where it has somehow become alright to accuse innocent people of terrorism and for the government to spy on its own citizens.

The Patriot Act undermines the freedoms of all individuals, whether or not they be American, by allowing a select few to decide what is and is not safe. For a Republican administration that is supposed to be supportive of smaller government, these actions have created a government that is large, intrusive and over powered.

The Patriot Act needs to be abolished. No longer can we be held in fear and under the belief that our freedom must be sacrificed so that fear-mongering officials in our government can be free to hunt the terrorists that are not there.

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